# MOO starting up without a port

"Nate Massey" (natem@ctdnet.acns.nwu.edu)
Mon, 1 Jan 1996 23:23:30 PST

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    >
    > > Now that MOO has MPL builtin, I think it should be possible to let
    > > the MOO start up without binding any port.  This way it could let
    > > $server_started() figure out what ports to bind--let the database
    > > handle everything.
    >
    > Possibly dangerous and for what reason? If server_started fails for some
    > reason before binding a port you lose, painfully.

    No... I think it should be possible not to bind to a port at startup,
    but that you /can/ if you want to.  Making a port option wouldn't default
    to 7777, but would default to nothing.

    > Nothing stops you from binding some obscure port to begin with and then
    > rebinding later, as described in the changelog.

    Or you could do this.

    --Nate